Blitzer: Do you consider that statement, that was pre-election, still operable?

Pelosi: I would say to the Vice President that it's a little too late for 'full-speed ahead.' We've been in Iraq for three and a half years, longer than the US was in Europe during World War II. So 'full-speed ahead'? I don't think so. Right now again--we need a new direction that brings stability to the region and makes the American people safer.